FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 17 DECEMBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | TOP |
| Lat/Long: | 39-04-07.1670N / 095-37-20.9410W
39-04.119450N / 095-37.349017W
39.0686575 / -95.6224836
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 881 ft. / 268.5 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05E (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of TOPEKA, KS |
| Time zone: | UTC -6 (UTC -5 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 66616 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | KANSAS CITY |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | KANSAS CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | WICHITA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | TOP (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0600-2200 |
| Pattern altitude: | 1681 ft. MSL |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
WHEN ATCT CLSD MIRL RYS 04/22 & 18/36 & HIRL RY 13/31 PRESET ON LOW INTST; TO INCR INTST & ACTVT MALSR RY 13; VASI RYS 18 & 31 & REIL RYS 18 & 31 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 118.7 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| WX ASOS: | 121.275 (785-234-1591) |
| TOPEKA GROUND: | 121.9 [0700-1900] |
| TOPEKA TOWER: | 118.7 257.8 [0700-1900] |
| CLEARANCE DELIVERY: | 121.9 |
| WX ASOS at FOE (7 nm S): | PHONE 785-862-8258 |
| WX ASOS at LWC (19 nm E): | 121.225 (785-749-1309) |
- MULTICOM - 121.900.
- APCH/DEP SERVICE PROVIDED BY KANSAS CITY ARTCC ON FREQS 123.8/343.7 (TOPEKA RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| TOPr215/5.3 | | TOPEKA VORTAC | | 117.80 | | 05E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BILOY | | 131/4.3 | | 521 | | 05E | | TO | - --- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 13/31
| Dimensions: | 5099 x 100 ft. / 1554 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 50.0 | | Double wheel: | 72.0 | | Double tandem: | 110.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 13 | | RUNWAY 31 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.487367N | | 39-03.900350N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.622450W | | 095-36.851783W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 875.1 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 129 magnetic, 134 true | | 309 magnetic, 314 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | | | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Approach lights: | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights | | |
| Runway end identifier lights: | | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | ILS | | |
| Obstructions: | 41 ft. tree, 1482 ft. from runway, 651 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear | | 31 ft. tree, 286 ft. from runway, 306 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear |
Runway 18/36
| Dimensions: | 4331 x 75 ft. / 1320 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 80.0 | | Double tandem: | 96.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Runway edge markings: | MKGS BADLY FADED. |
| RUNWAY 18 | | RUNWAY 36 |
| Latitude: | 39-04.410300N | | 39-03.697233N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.452767W | | 095-37.479300W |
| Elevation: | 879.5 ft. | | 880.2 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 177 magnetic, 182 true | | 357 magnetic, 002 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in poor condition | | nonprecision, in poor condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-box VASI on right (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 68 ft. trees, 2901 ft. from runway, 39:1 slope to clear | | 34 ft. trees, 657 ft. from runway, 188 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 3002 x 100 ft. / 915 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 39-03.925917N | | 39-04.249633N |
| Longitude: | 095-37.610067W | | 095-37.130550W |
| Elevation: | 877.7 ft. | | 878.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 044 magnetic, 049 true | | 224 magnetic, 229 true |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 98 ft. tree, 2757 ft. from runway, 10 ft. right of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 33 ft. tree, 1152 ft. from runway, 525 ft. right of centerline, 28:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | METRO. TOPEKA ARPT AUTH.
FORBES FIELD, B-19053
TOPEKA, KS 66619
Phone 785-862-2362 |
| Manager: | ERIC M. JOHNSON
FORBES FIELD, PO BOX 19053
TOPEKA, KS 66619
Phone 785-862-2362 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 60 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 3 | | Ultralights: | | 3 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 175/day * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 38% | local general aviation | | 3% | air taxi | | 2% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 August 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | APU - 12/24 VOLT. |
| - | LARGE & SMALL MIGRATORY BIRDS ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHT ACTVTY ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | ULTRALIGHTS MUST MAINTAIN RDO CONTACT AT ALL TIMES. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 14 January 2010 at 0901Z and 11 February 2010 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS RWY 13 | |
download (291KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 04 | |
download (227KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 13 | |
download (243KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 18 | |
download (266KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 22 | |
download (251KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 31 | |
download (232KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 36 | |
download (232KB) |
| LOC BC RWY 31 | |
download (253KB) |
| VOR RWY 22 | |
download (234KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (15KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (48KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KFOE - Forbes Field Airport (7 nm S)
KLWC - Lawrence Municipal Airport (19 nm E)
K34 - Gardner Municipal Airport (35 nm SE)
KOWI - Ottawa Municipal Airport (36 nm SE)
K59 - Amelia Earhart Airport (36 nm NE)
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| Aerial photo |
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Photo taken 02-Sep-2007
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| Sectional chart |
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 10-Feb-2010
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(UTC-6) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:53 | | 12:53 |
| Sunrise | | 07:21 | | 13:21 |
| Sunset | | 17:53 | | 23:53 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:20 | | 00:20 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Feb-2010 07:12:44 |
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| Local (UTC-6) | 10-Feb-2010 01:12:44 |
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| METAR |
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| KTOP | 100653Z AUTO 36010KT 10SM OVC018 M07/M11 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP271 T10721111
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KFOE
8nm S | 100653Z AUTO 35008KT 10SM OVC015 M07/M10 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP265 T10671100
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KLWC
19nm E | 100652Z AUTO 33007KT 10SM OVC018 M07/M11 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP268 T10721106
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| TAF |
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| KTOP | 100520Z 1006/1106 30004KT P6SM OVC020 FM101000 33004KT P6SM SKC
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KFOE
8nm S | 100520Z 1006/1106 32012KT P6SM OVC021 FM101000 32006KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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